I has returned! The trip was pretty good, all things considered. We wanted to escape the brutal Florida heat, and for the most part we did. I was concerned about the rain chances up where we were going, but aside from 2 semi-rainy mornings, everything held together pretty well. The worst thing about the trip was all the driving. I guess I was pretty ambitious in my itinerary, which covered a lot of ground over 6 days, and we ended up spending several hours a day in the car--about 900 miles in total. I didn't mind the driving (probably because I was doing all the driving), but everyone else got pretty sick of it, plus it sorta felt like we were rushing through some things because we knew there was a drive to the next stop (and to our hotel at the end of each day). So lesson learned: next time be a bit more conservative, concentrate on a smaller area, and leave more time to enjoy each destination unless I know it's a quick hit-and-run stop.

So anyway, I've got the photos from the first few days of the trip edited, so I thought I'd go ahead and do a Part 1 recap. So here you go! Lots of photos, of course. :)

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